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  • New bill introduced in Parliament to clarify crypto’s legal status

    Tech-savvy owners of Bitcoin and other digital assets will benefit from greater legal protection thanks to an important clarification to the law.

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  • Plan to reform Human Rights Act

    The Human Rights Act will be revised under plans unveiled by the Justice Secretary Dominic Raab today (14 December).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • British High Commission Cyprus launches webinar series #DynamicUK

    The series began with a discussion about a technology enabled justice system with Sir Geoffrey Vos, Chancellor of the High Court of England and Wales.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Portugal approves no deal legislation protecting rights of UK nationals

    Portuguese Government publishes legislation setting out measures protecting UK nationals in Portugal if the UK leaves the EU without an agreed deal. Details of the legislation are available in Portuguese and English.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • ‘Upskirting’ now a specific crime as bill receives Royal Assent

    ‘Upskirting’ perpetrators face two years in prison and being placed on the sex offenders register, as a new law making the act a specific criminal offence is expected to receive Royal Assent today (Tuesday 12 February).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Upskirting: know your rights

    There is a lot in the news about 'upskirting' - find out what it's all about and why the law has changed.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Our vision for legal education

    Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP launches a new PLE vision statement

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government